The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06
FLORIDA,

Gotha is now connected with the outside
world with rails of steel.
Owensboro reports that the vegetable crop
in that section is going to be very small this
year.
Madison reports crops along the river in
better condition at present than before in
years
The Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance for the State of Florida will meet
in Orlando next Tuesday, May 10.
A Mr. Allen, an employee of the South
Florida railroad, on the Pemberton Ferry
branch fell from the train Thursday and
got his leg broken.
Hon. g. T. Crawford, Receiver of the
Land Office, is lying i'll with typhoid fever.
No business requiring his attention or sig
nature has been transacted for several days.
A semi-weekly mail route has been estab-
lished between Trabuc and Grove City.
The first trip over the route was made
last week by Robert Smallwood, the carrier.
There is great excitement over the pros
pect of the discovery of vast body of iron
ore near Levyville. A syndicate represent
ing 81, 900, coo is contemplating investing in
the enterprise and establishing plant
Monday Dr. l.. J. Watkins, of Orlando,
received his commission as Colonel on the
staff of Mai. Gen. Carnahan, commanding
Supreme Chancellor Commander Howard
Douglass.
1t is believed that the joint committee of
the Legislature who visited the Deaf and
Dumb Institute on Saturday last will recon-
mend some important changes, one of which,
that il he opened as an institute for teaching
the feeble minded.
Tho new Disston syndicate steamer, the
Floridelphin, has arrived at Kissimmee,
and is being put in shape. This boat will
draw only fifteen inches and is said TO be
the lightest draft boat of her size in the
world She has been built specially for
trade on these lakes
A few nights ago, in Quincy, Mr. Chad
wicks hen house was broken open and seven
fine hens stolen Suspicion fell upon George
Goodlow. On going TO his house they found
two in a barrel, one in the pot nicely cook
ing, and one killed on the floor George ex-
pected to feast for awhile.
Twenty Indian women and ten children
arrived at Fort Pickens at III o'clock
Wednesday night from st. Augustine to
join their husbands and fathers They are
now comfortably quartered at Fort Pickens.
They arrived in Pensacola by rail and were
brought to Pickens on the army launch.
An ll-foot alligator was attempting 10
cross the South Florida railroad track near
Pine Castle Friday morning when the up
train struck him, wounding him SO badly
that he was easily secured by the train
hands and brought to Orlando, where he is
being prepared by taxidermist for exhibi.
ton.
Several times have efforts been made TO
secure enough signatures TO N petition to
permit the opening of a whisky saloon in
Apopka City and as often have they proved
futile. Every argument has been b. ought
20 bear 10 convince the voters that IL would
be OF great benefit commercially, but in
vain.
The windows at the Magnolia Hotel, at
st. Augustine, are made OF plate glass of
great transparency, 50 that il Is almost inn
possible to tell whether they are open or
shut. An English gentleman, one of the
guests OF the house, while walking at rapid
rate, went right through French window
which he suppose was open, breaking the
glass and severely cutting himself
a building boom seems TO be getting in
shape at Madison for the summer campaign.
SO far there have been contracts let for some
half dozen stylish cottages, inuumerable
smaller ones, and those projected on pape,.
pre- legion. Already the outskirts IL hl.n
city are showing W many new homes, nfli